1866.16
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Cricket reaches Galena Illinois
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| City/State/Country: | Galena, IL, United States |
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| Game | CricketCricket |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | Don Korte's "Galena's Baseball Legacy" says in May of 1866 a cricket club was formed in Galena, pre-dating baseball there. In July this club played a match among themselves. The club died out the next year. |
| Sources | Don Korte's "Galena's Baseball Legacy" |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1866.16 Cricket reaches Galena Illinois"
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